February the 17 looks to be a vicious spell on the Atlantic Sea Level
Charts.

Any incidences are likely to be at 60 degrees or so west, and most
probably will be storm related but there is another longitude that
might turn out severe storms, quakes ...or both:
120 degrees east, the Philippines for example or somewhere between
Sumatera and New Guinea.

It is too early in the season for Hurricanes but not for tornadoes in
southern USA. And things could well go badly on the coast of Indonesia
and Western Australia.

Needless to say this present spell is already wreaking havoc to
eastern USA. Not entirely unrelated but a different spell (a different
centre) where the longitudes involved are 30 degrees E and 150 degrees
W. (Compare the Sea of Okhotsk with the events in New York.) See for
yourselves:

10 Feb 09:51
17 Feb 16:14
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...se2001gmt.html

I would suggest bringing home the troops is a matter of no small
urgency for the USA, as it contains element that might prove more
useful at home. (Not counting that they are an absolute abortion
anywhere else.)

That's the clown troupe The Chimp was supposed to be involved with
isn't it? Just imagine the havoc he might have wreaked had he ever
turned up.